The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-31
Shall we Hope for Justice and Fair
Play?

The dissatisfaction existing among some OF
the business men and others along thc llne OF
the Columbia and Greenville and south Caro-
lima divisions Of the Richmond and DanVille
Railroad with its present management mas
eliminated in a movement, the details OF
which were secured by a reporter OF the Regis
ter last night.
Petitions have been prepared for circulation
simultaneously among the patrons oi tneSe
divisions, commencing to-day, stating that IN
the belief Of the signers that II IS tor lnelr
mutual interests that the present Snperinten-
dent, Mr.. G. II. Talcott, be removed ana one
appointed to the position who Will more luliy
appreciate the needs ana wants Oh lIe peoPTnt T
and thereby add to the prosperity Of the rail.
road company and its patrons, ana th9C one
more acceptable in every respect Is neeHeu.
These petitions are to be sent on 10 ucherai
Manager f.. g. Thomas at Washington.
The movement is understood 10 have orlgl-
mated among prominent business men IN
Rock Hill, Winnsboro and chester, anu
copies will to-day he presented 10 tne business ta
previously, circulated among those OF all thc
stations on the line of the Columbia anu
Greenvile and Charlotte, Columbia ana
Augusta roads. ~,
This movement is n novel one and rather
extraordinary. The issue will be watched
with general intcrcst.-Coiunsbta Register.
The removal of Mr.. Talcott from the office
of Superintendent of the telegraph line on
the c. L. g. road would, we presume, be CRATE
full news to a majority of those who have had
occasion to use the telegraph line, but more
especially will it be so to the country publish.
ers along that line of road who are practically
denied benefit from the existence OF the tele
graph line Speaking for the Press and Ban
,,er we believe the present management of the
telegraph line wrong on the public and
an absolute and positive discrimination
against the country press in favor of the city
.,,t halt
offices of the company are too often closed
when they should be open to the public and
as result, kilograms are seldom sent or de-
livered with any degree of promptness.
Another matter to be mentioned Is the
Determinations against the country press In
the rate of charges. AS we understand 1t, the
Ne,Us and Courier, rich and influential city
newspaper can get kilograms from ADbcvlllt
for one cent word, while the Press and Ban
,,er, a country newspaper with limited Cir
culation, is compelled to pay from four 10 two
cents q word from the neighboring towns OF
Anderson I.aurens and Greenwood, even
when the Offices between these points arc to
be found open. Sometime ago, although the
Press and Banner is so much discrimi-
mated against in the matter of charges, desir-
u
hundred words from Greenwood, q town some
twenty miles distant. We couldn't get II, be-
cause the offices were closed betw cen
Abbeville and that point by or before dark.
The next morning the sume dispatch that
could not be sent to Abbcvlle appeared In
the Ne,US and Courier and augusta Chronicle.
and at, as we presume, charge about one
half of what we would have had to pay for
the same telegram even if we could have
gotten 1t.
This is only one instance. The Press and
Banner has as rule had to pay from two to
three times as much for It's dispatches as we
understand the NeWS and Courier would have
had to pay for the same service
The telegram from Lnurens in reference to
the recent election was delayed until afterthe
larger part Of our paper was printed and sent
off. Still we had to pay the high rates, despite
the fact that 1t was not delivered in time to
be of much use 10 us.
If the removal of Mr. Talcott shall give MS
good telegraphic service, and II his removal
shall do more, and do away with the sys-
tematic and oppressive discrimination against
the struggling country press, in favor of tho
city press. then it will not be a source OF
regret TO know that he is removed to an
other field of usefulness. II the railroad
shall remove any suspicion Of a desire to op'
press the country press while upbulding the
city press, We shall be glad to note tie fact.
Fair play Is q jewel, ana we hope yet to see II,
even If Mr.. Tacott's removal be II necessary
precedent.